As much of styles originating in the south of China, Wuzuquan is centered on the techniques of hands; the kicks are not used that to strike under the belt.

One seeks "to stick" the adversary to prevent it from carrying attacks, and to put it out of combat of some strike powerful and decisive; the simplicity and the saving in movement are characteristics of the style.

Wuzuquan adopted White Crane its techniques of hands and the use of the point of the fingers, style of the monkey strike them palm and dodgings, of Taizuquan its techniques of legs, Luohanquan its displacements short, and Xuannuquan its exercises of conditioning of the body.

Five Ancestor Fist uses a form of Sanchin (called Sam Chien in Chinese), but they did not create Sanchin. Five Ancestor Fist dates back to the late 1800s and its creator was a contemporary of Kanryo Higashionna (the teacher of Goju Ryu's founder).

In the book and some magazine articles Co and another Five Ancestor stylist have tried to make the claim that Five Ancestor Fist is the parent of all Okinawan karate, Goju Ryu and Uechi Ryu in particular. While Five Ancestor definitely seems related to Goju and Uechi, to the same extent as Goju and Uechi are related to each other, it is doubtful as the parent of either. It is more likely that the 3 are sister styles with similar influences.

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